{"id":1268,"date":"2009-10-05T10:51:41","date_gmt":"2009-10-05T18:51:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=1268"},"modified":"2009-10-07T11:01:20","modified_gmt":"2009-10-07T19:01:20","slug":"duke-fuqua-waives-app-fee-for-visitors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/duke-fuqua-waives-app-fee-for-visitors\/","title":{"rendered":"Duke Fuqua Waives App Fee for Visitors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I received the following message from <a title=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/DukeFuqua.aspx\" href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/DukeFuqua.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Duke Fuqua<\/a> about its new MBA Application Fee Reduction Program:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h2 style=\"margin: 0px 0px 10px;font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-style: normal;font-variant: normal;font-weight: normal;font-size: 20px;line-height: normal\">A  Special Offer from The Duke MBA<\/h2>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 10px;font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-style: normal;font-variant: normal;font-weight: normal;font-size: 20px;line-height: normal\"><span><span style=\"font-size: x-small\">Clearly, the world is facing many economic challenges today. At The Duke MBA, we recognize that the MBA application process is an investment of time and money, which can both be in short supply in times like these. We feel strongly that visiting with Duke admissions officers, students, and alumni in person is incredibly helpful in understanding the Team Fuqua culture, and we also understand that traveling to our campus can be difficult. To help alleviate some of the financial stress you may be facing, we are pleased to announce the following <strong>Duke MBA Application Fee Reduction  Program. <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 10px;font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-style: normal;font-variant: normal;font-weight: normal;font-size: 20px;line-height: normal\"><span><span style=\"font-size: x-small\"><strong>Individuals who schedule a campus visit through  our online scheduling tool and come to Durham <\/strong><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">or<\/span> who register for and attend a Duke MBA information session or coffee chat at one of our worldwide locations will be able to submit an application for the 2009 \u2013 2010 application year <\/strong><strong>for only $50, instead of the usual $200  fee<\/strong>. In this way, we are able to cover our administrative expenses  while minimizing the impact on our applicants. <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 10px;font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-style: normal;font-variant: normal;font-weight: normal;font-size: 20px;line-height: normal\"><span><span style=\"font-size: x-small\">Please visit our Web site for a complete listing  of upcoming <a title=\"https:\/\/access.fuqua.duke.edu\/pws\/public\/infosession\/daytime\/\" href=\"https:\/\/access.fuqua.duke.edu\/pws\/public\/infosession\/daytime\/\">information  sessions<\/a> and <a title=\"https:\/\/www.fuqua.duke.edu\/programs\/duke_mba\/cross_continent\/apply_cross_continent\/information_sessions\/#doc1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fuqua.duke.edu\/programs\/duke_mba\/cross_continent\/apply_cross_continent\/information_sessions\/#doc1\">coffee  chats<\/a>, or access our <a title=\"https:\/\/www.fuqua.duke.edu\/programs\/duke_mba\/daytime\/apply_daytime\/interviews_campus_visits\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fuqua.duke.edu\/programs\/duke_mba\/daytime\/apply_daytime\/interviews_campus_visits\/\">online  scheduling tool <\/a>to craft your own campus visit (with or without interview)  and plan to visit us. We will look forward to seeing you! <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 10px;font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-style: normal;font-variant: normal;font-weight: normal;font-size: 20px;line-height: normal\"><span><span style=\"font-size: x-small\"><strong>Important Information:<\/strong> <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 10px;font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-style: normal;font-variant: normal;font-weight: normal;font-size: 20px;line-height: normal\"><span><span style=\"font-size: x-small\"><em>The reduced fee information for the Daytime program will not be available on the online application until October 7. If you are applying to the Daytime program in Rounds 1, 2, or 3 and want to take advantage of this offer, please do not submit your application until after October 7. <\/em><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 10px;font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-style: normal;font-variant: normal;font-weight: normal;font-size: 20px;line-height: normal\"><span><span style=\"font-size: x-small\"><em>For those who are planning to apply for our  <strong>Daytime Early Action<\/strong> deadline (October 6), the fee reduction functionality will not be available on the application by this deadline. However, please send an email to <a title=\"mailto:application-processing@fuqua.duke.edu\" href=\"mailto:application-processing@fuqua.duke.edu\">application-processing@fuqua.duke.edu<\/a> at least 72 hours prior to submitting your application and we will provide you with instructions for activating the fee reduction. <\/em><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 10px;font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-style: normal;font-variant: normal;font-weight: normal;font-size: 20px;line-height: normal\"><span><span style=\"font-size: x-small\"><em>For applicants interested in the  <strong>Cross Continent, Global Executive, or Weekend Executive MBA  programs<\/strong>, the fee reduction function will be available at the end of October. If you will be submitting your application prior to November 1, please contact <a title=\"mailto:application-processing@fuqua.duke.edu\" href=\"mailto:application-processing@fuqua.duke.edu\">application-processing@fuqua.duke.edu<\/a> at least 72 hours prior to submitting your application and we will provide you with instructions for activating the fee reduction. <\/em><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 10px;font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-style: normal;font-variant: normal;font-weight: normal;font-size: 20px;line-height: normal\"><span><span style=\"font-size: x-small\"><em><strong>Choosing the fee reduction on the online application prior to submitting your application is the only way to receive the reduction. The Duke MBA will NOT be able to offer refunds after an application has been submitted.<\/strong> <\/em><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 10px;font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-style: normal;font-variant: normal;font-weight: normal;font-size: 20px;line-height: normal\"><span><span style=\"font-size: x-small\"><em>There are other ways to qualify for an  application fee reduction or waiver. <a title=\"https:\/\/www.fuqua.duke.edu\/mba\/daytime\/email\/2009\/fee_waivers.doc\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fuqua.duke.edu\/mba\/daytime\/email\/2009\/fee_waivers.doc\">Please  click here for a complete listing<\/a>. <\/em><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Clearly Fuqua takes attendance at its programs and visits to its campus as such serious signs of interest that it is willing to forego its profit on an application to encourage that application.<\/p>\n<p>It will be interesting to see if other top MBA programs follow Fuqua's lead.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I received the following message from Duke Fuqua about its new MBA Application Fee Reduction Program: A Special Offer from The Duke MBA Clearly, the world is facing many economic&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,3,6],"tags":[95,39,147],"class_list":["post-1268","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mba","category-b-school-life","category-current-events","tag-duke-fuqua","tag-mba-admissions","tag-mba-application","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1268","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1268"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1268\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1269,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1268\/revisions\/1269"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1268"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1268"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1268"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}